As an American, and as a child, visiting my mother's home of Mumbai was an almost incomprehensible experience. Having accumulated many days in and around Mumbai, I have come to this conclusion: Mumbai is a city of extremes, where unfortunate beggers,snooty intellectuals, trippy transvestites and everyone else share the same uncomfortable spaces, and somehow manage to live with one another day by day by day, until events such as the recent terror attacks happen. Then chaos has a tendancy to engulf the city. But it subsides, and life returns to Mumbai normalcy. The Taj Hotel has survived all the great tragedies of Mumbai over the last century, and I have no doubt it will continue to be a symbol of India's welcoming spirit.
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